Thread: Tab Control Text

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    Tab Control Text

    Now that I have created a tab control, I am trying to add static text to the tab control. But, I am not exactly sure as to how I can make it so that it is only added to one of the tabs. And I am using the Windows API and just C. I am not using MFC.

    Any help on this is greatly appreciated.

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    Create the static when you create the TAb control (without the WS_VISIBLE style so the control is invisible).

    Process the TABs selection change msgs.

    When the 'correct' TAB is selected use ShowWindow() to show/hide the control.

    Multiple controls are usually added to a dialog that is shown/hiden instead.
    You may need to set the z-order.
    You may need to reflect move and size msgs from the parent TAB to the controls.
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